Swelling of legs and feet caused by kidney disease is usually not very serious; it is more serious if there is edema of lower limbs, or even hydrothorax, ascites, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and so on.
Kidney diseases include glomerulonephritis, nephrotic syndrome, diabetic nephropathy and so on, all these diseases can cause edema.
Glomerulonephritis is characterized by proteinuria, hematuria, edema and hypertension; nephrotic syndrome is characterized by proteinuria, hypoproteinemia, hyperlipidemia, and edema; diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus, which is characterized by proteinuria and so on.
Swelling of legs and feet caused by nephropathy is usually not very serious, edema spreads all over the body with pleural fluid, ascites, pleural effusion, pericardial effusion and so on, which is more serious, and can be given furosemide, spironolactone and other symptomatic treatments; in addition, it should also improve the routine urinalysis, 24-hour urine protein quantitative, renal ultrasound and other examinations, to further clarify the cause of the disease, in order to take targeted treatment.
Swollen legs and feet caused by kidney disease should go to the hospital in time, under the guidance of professional physicians to clarify the cause and timely treatment.